Teddy bears

Washington Post

Teddy bears were originally inspired by an unnamed bear that U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot during a hunting trip because Roosevelt's attendants had cornered and clubbed the bear. In 1902, political cartoons began appearing in the Washington Post featuring a caricature of the bear (pictured). A Brooklyn storekeeper was inspired by the cartoons to create and sell a toy he dubbed "Teddy's Bear", and the teddy bear craze took off thereafter.

Teddy bears were originally inspired by an unnamed bear that U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot during a hunting trip because Roosevelt's attendants had cornered and clubbed the bear. In 1902, political cartoons began appearing in the Washington Post featuring a caricature of the bear (pictured). A Brooklyn storekeeper was inspired by the cartoons to create and sell a toy he dubbed "Teddy's Bear", and the teddy bear craze took off thereafter. (Washington Post)

Teddy bears were originally inspired by an unnamed bear that U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot during a hunting trip because Roosevelt's attendants had cornered and clubbed the bear. In 1902, political cartoons began appearing in the Washington Post featuring a caricature of the bear (pictured). A Brooklyn storekeeper was inspired by the cartoons to create and sell a toy he dubbed "Teddy's Bear", and the teddy bear craze took off thereafter.